Gene Deckerhoff, the longtime voice of Florida State University athletics, is being recognized as one of Florida’s greatest broadcasters of all time.
The Florida Association of Broadcasters announced Monday Deckerhoff would be among the first 9 honorees inducted to its new Hall of Fame.
Deckerhoff, who turns 79 in May, called the action on radio for FSU football and men’s basketball for nearly 50 years. His last season with the Noles came in 2022, however his time as a broadcaster continues.
He is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, something he has done on the side for the past 35 years.
Deckerhoff will be formally inducted during the Florida Broadcasters Hall of Fame Gala and award ceremony at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach June 27th in Palm Beach, Florida.
2024 Florida Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Famers:
- Ann Bishop. First Female News Anchor, WPLG Miami.
- Bernard “Bernie” E. and Edith B. Waterman. Presidents of Waterman Broadcasting.
- C. Patrick “Pat” Roberts. President and CEO of the Florida Association of Broadcasters.
- Emerson Eugene “Gene” Deckerhoff, Jr. Radio Play-by-play Announcer of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Longtime Voice of the Florida State Seminoles.
- George G. Beasley. Founder and CEO of Beasley Media Group.
- Johnny Magic. Host of Johnny's House Morning Show, WXXL Orlando.
- Richard “Dick” M. Lobo. President and CEO of WTVJ and Former Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau.
- Rush Hudson Limbaugh III. Host of The Rush Limbaugh Show.
- William “Bill” J. Brooks. General Manager of WPTV and Former Chairman of the Florida Association of Broadcasters.